Keywords: Hiddensee AK-176 gun.jpg A view of the AK-176 76 2mm/59 caliber dual-purpose gun on the bow of the USNS HIDDENSEE 185NS9201 while the ship is moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex The Soviet-built Tarantul I-class missile corvette was acquired from the Federal German navy in November 1991 and is currently undergoing testing and evaluation by the U S Navy Named RUDOLF EGELHOFER in the East German navy the ship was renamed HIDDENSEE after the reunification of Germany in 1990 http //www dodmedia osd mil/DVIC_View/Still_Details cfm SDAN DNSC9305852 JPGPath /Assets/Still/1993/Navy/DN-SC-93-05852 JPG http //www dodmedia osd mil/DVIC_View/Still_Details cfm SDAN DNSC9305852 JPGPath /Assets/Still/1993/Navy/DN-SC-93-05852 JPG 25 Aug 1993 USNS HIDDENSEE SOLOMONS MARYLAND MD UNITED STATES OF AMERICA USA DON S MONTGOMERY USN RET PD-USGov-Military-Navy Hiddensee ship 1984 AK-176 |